West Midlands · 2025-26
Business Rates in Wychavon
Businesses in Wychavon paid £51.4m in net business rates during 2025-26, below the average English council's £93.2m.
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Relief granted in Wychavon
Share of £18.0m total relief, 2025-26.
Wychavon at a glance
Wychavon granted £18.0m in relief overall, lower than the national council average of £26.3m. This included £6.6m in Small Business Rate Relief and £3.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief.
A further £2.8m went to charity relief and £3.1m to empty property relief, reflecting the mix of ratepayers across the local authority.
Wychavon has an estimated 6,865 active businesses, according to the latest ONS Business Counts (2025).
Wychavon ranks 187 out of 296 local authorities in England on the 2025 Index of Multiple Deprivation, where 1 is most deprived and 296 is least deprived.
Following the 2026 revaluation, the total rateable value of industrial property in Wychavon rose by 25.1% — if this pushed your assessment too high, an appeal may be worth considering.
Frequently asked questions
How much are business rates in Wychavon?
Wychavon's local authority collected £51.4m in net business rates income during 2025-26, based on the national multiplier applied to each property's rateable value, less any relief granted.
What reliefs are available in Wychavon?
Wychavon granted £18.0m in business rates relief in 2025-26, including £6.6m in Small Business Rate Relief, £3.1m in retail, hospitality and leisure relief, £2.8m in charity relief, and £3.1m in empty property relief.
How do I know if I'm overpaying?
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Wychavon compared with the West Midlands and England
- Average rateable value
- £26,342£1,880 below the West Midlands average (£28,222)£7,648 below the England average (£33,990)
- Largest sector by value
- Industrial property, 51.1%11.4 percentage points above its 39.7% share in the West Midlands
- Total rateable value, 2023 to 2026 list
- +21.3%West Midlands: +17.4%England: +19.6%
Counts and rateable values are from the stock of properties at March 2026, on the 2023 rating list. Changes are from the 2026 revaluation, comparing the 2023 rating list with the 2026 rating list.
Property mix
At £26,342, Wychavon's average rateable value ranks 174th of 296 councils in England and 18th of 30 in the West Midlands. Industrial property also accounts for the most properties in Wychavon, at 34.9% of its rateable properties.
Shops and other retail property account for 17.7% of Wychavon's rateable properties and 14.9% of its value, lower than the 24.2% and 20.1% across the West Midlands. High-value property is limited in Wychavon: around 30 properties were rated at £500,000 or more at March 2026, rising to around 40 on the 2026 list.
Change at the 2026 revaluation
Only 2 of the 29 other councils in the West Midlands saw a stronger change in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation than Wychavon's +21.3%. Industrial property saw the biggest rise in Wychavon: total rateable value up 25.1% between the 2023 and 2026 lists, against +20.7% for industrial property across the West Midlands. Even the weakest sector in Wychavon, office property, rose 9.3% in total rateable value at the 2026 revaluation, against +12.4% for office property across the West Midlands.
Reliefs
Total relief granted in Wychavon equalled 24.3% of gross rates payable in 2025-26, above the 21.2% across English councils taken together. Of the four main reliefs, Small Business Rate Relief accounted for the most in Wychavon: 36.5% of the total, above the England figure of 28.0%.
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, using Valuation Office Agency data, and MHCLG relief returns. Open Government Licence v3.0. Method and rounding: /methodology.
See how Wychavon compares with the rest of the region: Business rates in West Midlands, State of Business Rates in England 2026 →
Nearby areas
Compare with other councils in the West Midlands
Other West Midlands councils with their average rateable value, listed from the closest to Wychavon's £26,342.
- Business rates in Stratford-on-Avon£26,708 average rateable value, £366 higher than Wychavon
- Business rates in Stoke-on-Trent UA£25,880 average rateable value, £462 lower than Wychavon
- Business rates in Birmingham£25,806 average rateable value, £536 lower than Wychavon
- Business rates in Cannock Chase£25,199 average rateable value, £1,143 lower than Wychavon
- Business rates in Newcastle-under-Lyme£27,855 average rateable value, £1,513 higher than Wychavon
- Business rates in Sandwell£28,129 average rateable value, £1,787 higher than Wychavon
Figures from MHCLG National Non-Domestic Rates statistics (2025-26), ONS UK Business Counts (2025), and English Indices of Deprivation (2025).
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